tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892743513095533625.post7401178577224301737..comments2017-12-12T17:06:21.800-05:00Comments on THE INTERNET IS IN AMERICA: Why U.S. College Students Are So StupidYour Friendly Neighborhood Jimbohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07614858479426000515noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892743513095533625.post-26169130063872778382017-11-30T12:01:44.961-05:002017-11-30T12:01:44.961-05:00Apparently, they don&#39;t teach English at your s...Apparently, they don&#39;t teach English at your school.JRRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03790474052420519585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892743513095533625.post-76141832403918020472017-11-30T10:28:45.320-05:002017-11-30T10:28:45.320-05:00I dropped out of college when I realized how much ...I dropped out of college when I realized how much bullshit was going on that it made me see the reality of higher education in America. If somebody could go through college, not learn a single thing, and pass because they did the bare minimum of work, what made it any different from high school? What would the value of a degree when you hand it to anybody who just followed the rules, instead of actually learning something and academically contributing?<br /><br />I voiced my concerns with the college and the response was basically &quot;Just ride it out&quot; and to &quot;Just stick to the guidelines&quot;. I attended college to learn, not follow rules like some kind of drone.<br /><br />Now I get to do my own research and prepare my own papers without dealing with this crap, while also having a head start in work experience compared to my peers.<br /><br />If only I had went to college outside the US as I had originally planned when I was towards the end of highschool.Brainiac Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08751225747316160271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892743513095533625.post-57000240288696379882017-04-29T02:00:06.762-04:002017-04-29T02:00:06.762-04:00The problem is education is nothing more than brai...The problem is education is nothing more than brainwashing and if you are well brainwashed you get a good paying job. No University is there to open up human potential. That is why most people who become great achievers often dropped out of University. The system is full of non thinking people and it is in these so called places of higher learning Programming that most of the problems of the world are created, think about it just look at the crap MBA just see what a mess this has created.Ian khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944539554669775227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892743513095533625.post-6476893019290557952017-02-21T20:47:28.923-05:002017-02-21T20:47:28.923-05:00That&#39;s why the &quot;tech&quot; companies want...That&#39;s why the &quot;tech&quot; companies want to hire illegals instead of lazy, over-priced American idiots! Slimy Seymorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03320039672104771652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892743513095533625.post-27919152916875393712017-01-10T11:16:56.684-05:002017-01-10T11:16:56.684-05:00Thank you. It is very daunting to face one&#39;s o...Thank you. It is very daunting to face one&#39;s own inadequacy, but I will get better.Olivia esddmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884086133050633710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892743513095533625.post-43172908893227313192017-01-10T10:32:33.935-05:002017-01-10T10:32:33.935-05:00... I hope you worked on your grammar over those 3...... I hope you worked on your grammar over those 3 years.<br /><br />And that you&#39;re all right. Cheers and good luck out in the crappy job market!Olivia esddmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884086133050633710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892743513095533625.post-66141484272786779462017-01-10T10:25:16.354-05:002017-01-10T10:25:16.354-05:00Well, he (she? Ivory could go both ways...) does m...Well, he (she? Ivory could go both ways...) does make a point in that in schools where admission is determined by some entry exam or the attendees are otherwise vetted based on knowledge and/or skills, this degredation of capability might be limited or even nonexistent.<br /><br />As another anecdote, I am currently an undergraduate student in Poland, and will admit half the class prefers parties to classes, and the vast majority of those remaining appear to have no capacity for understanding basic concepts.<br /><br />Well, that&#39;s in economics. I also minor in math, and I can honestly say I will not pass this year. To be fair, for every few hundred math students, those themselves being some of the best in Poland, only a handful is expected to actually pass their first year on their first try. People with PhDs are in my first-year group. Everyone is crazy good here. I suck.<br /><br />Microeconomics is like a cakewalk compared to mathematical analysis 101...Olivia esddmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884086133050633710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892743513095533625.post-80821715984225383882016-11-04T10:20:33.912-04:002016-11-04T10:20:33.912-04:00You hit the nail on the head. I worked at a major ...You hit the nail on the head. I worked at a major University for more than 30 years, and I can tell you that in academia, experience is never valued over education. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15034333348345300762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892743513095533625.post-33721635452645599002016-11-04T01:51:04.598-04:002016-11-04T01:51:04.598-04:00I took the time and read the comments and I have t...I took the time and read the comments and I have to tell you that years age when I was at Ohio State University my Professor of U.S.History required a 40 page paper about a period of U.S.History (our choice) and it would be 50% of our grade. We were on the quarter system so our time was limited to 4 weeks. I have to say that I was a non-traditional student as I had served in the Army for four years before college. When announced the students cried like babies and I laughed. I was finished with the paper in a week. It was about the establishing of Connecticut as a colony by three pastors. I sat with my professor while she read the paper and she put it down and just said thank you. I said for what Dr. Adams? She said that it was a beyond graduate level paper and that it was the finest paper she had ever read. She asked me who taught me how to write that way? I told her my high school required a 60 thesis on four volumes from the same author and her name was Dr. Williams and I thank her every time I had to write. She then gave me the biggest gift. She told me that I could continue to audit her class to learn for the rest of the quarter and next quarter and not to worry about the grade. I had to write one more paper for her class. I wrote on the transfer of power from a colony to statehood by charter. She said the second paper was better than the first. I laughed. Kids today have know idea how to write. They can copy but to think, research and then tie it up in a neat little package , not at all!Dave Sobelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11949314971200888065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892743513095533625.post-25750653496981903652016-10-14T20:12:58.712-04:002016-10-14T20:12:58.712-04:00You make some good points that are observable and ...You make some good points that are observable and your writing is well done. However, it is possible that many of these problems exist due to decline in the education system beginning in Elementary schools. Earlier today a conversation with a physics major made it painfully obvious he does not even understand the basics of how real science is to be conducted. Most of his comments relied on appeals to authority and consensus. Not once did he attempt to substantiate any claims with actual evidence. <br /><br />He did not seem to lack in actual intellectual capability so much as he seemed ignorant. How does someone interested in science make it into college and become a physics major without understanding science 101? He displays ignorance of concepts I learned in late Elementary education back in the 80&#39;s/90&#39;s. <br /><br />He is just one of many examples I&#39;ve experienced in addition to testimonies from other people experiencing similar scenarios with college students these days. It makes me wonder what kids are actually learning in 5k to grade 12, and how they are qualifying to get into colleges. David Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11766999260194422788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892743513095533625.post-13080378429982497872016-10-09T08:33:56.277-04:002016-10-09T08:33:56.277-04:00I&#39;m a high school drop-out. I was a supervisor...I&#39;m a high school drop-out. I was a supervisor at the age of 16, became a manager at the age of 17 and started a business at the age of 18...that was 40 years ago. Since that time, I&#39;ve been in supervisory, managerial and director positions. I&#39;ve had the opportunity(?) to work with many college graduates over the years and can say with certainty the article here is fairly accurate. I would guesstimate that the truly educated are the exception and that class has been decreasing, alarmingly, over the last couple of decades. The whole point of going to college now is to improve your chances of making more money….that’s it. Nothing about improving our society or the world in which we live. Youth today seem to be devoid of anything ethical or moral…even from a non-religious perspective. This is painfully evident in how the &quot;fresh out of college&quot; manage today. Youth should never be in a management capacity. Management, in most cases, should be left to those individuals who are seasoned, who know through experience how to manage wisely. There are very few who have inherent ability to lead and usually only the seasoned can ferret those unique youth out who can. While I was one of those rare individuals, I have no desire to be in a management capacity with all of the stupid people that are, or those who are supposed to be just because they went to college. Recently, I had an administrative assistant, who has a college degree, begrudgingly coordinate my onboarding process into a position that pays more than theirs. They were very insistent that since “your only education” had to be verified (It’s been 40 years since I went to high school and I had no evidence that I had attended high school to provide them), making it sound like you cannot be educated since you have no degree. Total bullshit. College teaches you how to learn which is a process that MUST continue when you leave in order to MATURE. Clearly this individual has no clue about this. I felt like telling them that I’m not being hired for what I learned in high school, but for what I learned AFTER high school…a PROCESS that must be performed AFTER being FORMALLY educated. I cannot rest on my laurels as I have no degree. But I can rest, and do, in the knowledge that I know HOW TO LEARN. Unless the youth are taught, and ADHERE to this concept, this country will continue its path to self-destruction through implosion by the uneducated educated…Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17162671133742826954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892743513095533625.post-62802529711525091932016-08-12T00:12:37.548-04:002016-08-12T00:12:37.548-04:00He sounds like a University of Phoenix graduate.He sounds like a University of Phoenix graduate.John boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09703033553772257948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892743513095533625.post-22234484388572765482016-08-12T00:09:27.776-04:002016-08-12T00:09:27.776-04:00Communications... The easiest degree to achieve at...Communications... The easiest degree to achieve at universities everywhere, literally. Nevermind my last comment; I&#39;m sure your classes were filled with morons. I rest my case.John boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09703033553772257948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892743513095533625.post-51779063207148340602016-08-12T00:02:04.439-04:002016-08-12T00:02:04.439-04:00I can&#39;t get past the poor grammar to read on, ...I can&#39;t get past the poor grammar to read on, but I am willing to bet the poster graduated with a non-STEM degree (probably business) and regrets it. A sales manager... No wonder you&#39;re pissed. All things aside either go back to school and major in something more dynamic and useful, or go back to your cubicle and wait for your superior&#39;s next command. John boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09703033553772257948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892743513095533625.post-14848545086370364782016-07-06T16:08:26.206-04:002016-07-06T16:08:26.206-04:00have to agree, 3rd year business student here and ...have to agree, 3rd year business student here and all I can say is I can&#39;t believe how many dumb kids made it to college. I am a well rounded student with a good GPA however just talking with some of the other students is embarrassing. They are completely clueless to the real world. Group assignments are a nightmare. Either you end up doing all the work so you get a decent grade or let a fellow student do a last minute report and make you receive a 60%. For shameCarlos Tapiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10127309608599369252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892743513095533625.post-18802772530507650492016-06-20T11:23:10.155-04:002016-06-20T11:23:10.155-04:00This article is indeed brilliant, thanks for shari...This article is indeed brilliant, thanks for sharing this valuable blog with me, i&#39;m sure it&#39;s going to help others as well. Going back to my <a href="http://minecraftsurvivalservers.com" rel="nofollow">Minecraft Survival Servers</a>.Anthony Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15677794190405735685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892743513095533625.post-26828256328036016152016-06-16T04:46:38.001-04:002016-06-16T04:46:38.001-04:00Good read. Thanks for sharing it!Good read. Thanks for sharing it!Nguyễn Quỳnhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16993012527576669853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892743513095533625.post-4059384479328110302016-06-05T16:51:25.608-04:002016-06-05T16:51:25.608-04:00I&#39;d say you are spot on.
I recently finished ...I&#39;d say you are spot on.<br /><br />I recently finished my first year at Roberts Wesleyan College, majoring in Biblical Studies and Communications. I do not think the problems you described are as extreme at my college, but they still are present. <br /><br />I have only one year of college under my belt, but already came to a similar conclusion: many college students(and professors)lack true knowledge. <br /><br />I had an Old Testament professor who taught very unbiblical teachings (you may not know much about theology, so sorry if you do not know what I am saying or if it incites controversy). He claimed the serpent was not the devil, that the Sea of Reeds and not the Red Sea(same thing) that Moses crossed, and that Immanuel may not refer to Jesus the Messiah, but to Hezekiah. He even said he was somewhat of a Marcionite (look up Marcion). He subtly implied God created the Big Bang and that homosexuality is not sin (I have many verses that say otherwise if you are interested). This reminded me not to trust the professor/teacher with everything they say, an error many students make.<br /><br />The common people, or the people at the bottom of the ladder, whether it be at work, a college, or in society in general, seem to be far wiser than the leaders, educators, and elites. Why do I say this?<br /><br />1. We traded information for indoctrination, as the government forces schools to teach their agenda. Instead of teaching the facts about matters, they give their perceptions of it, with a leftist bias. The &quot;less educated&quot; do not go through as much indoctrination, so they have a more accurate understanding of reality and have more skills about life in general. <br /><br />This goes with Reason 1 that you described. So many people base what they believe on their perceptions, and I find that so annoying! Students and professors alike do this.<br /><br />Even the Bible agrees:<br /><br />&quot;Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding,&quot; (Proverbs 3:5 NIV).<br /><br />Even if you are not religious, you can still see that we are imperfect, so we must not rely on our own (or others&#39;) limited understanding, which is bound to fail us at times (which is why I rely on God).<br /><br />2. A false sense of knowledge is high up on the academic ladder. The truth is, all of the knowledge colleges possess is foolishness. It either does not apply in real life (and yes, some does), or it is because it is indoctrination:<br /><br />&quot;Where is the wise person? Where is the scholar? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?&quot; (1 Corinthians 1:20 NIV).<br /><br />Not that academic knowledge is foolish, but &quot;wisdom of the world&quot; mentioned hear refers to a false sense of knowledge, more related to the &quot;knowledge&quot; colleges teach that you mentioned.<br /><br />As professors teach false knowledge, students do not get smarter. Professors probably were indoctrinated in a similar way (or purposely believe lies). So it may be a vicious cycle.<br /><br />3. I&#39;m no racist, but affirmative action has also contributed to dumbing down education. Since a number of blacks and Hispanics do not have the same academic discipline (though some do, and some whites don&#39;t) due to how they were raised, our leaders lower the bar to ensure just as many from each race get &quot;good&quot; education. Quality of education a student receives should be based on academic discipline, not their race.<br /><br />Certainly there are many problems with the modern college education system, and you have made very good points that are certainly true.<br /><br />If you are interested, there is a guy named &quot;Professor Doom&quot; who regularly writes on current problems with college education, on his blog professorconfess.blogspot.com. If typing that doesn&#39;t work, you can Google search &quot;Professor Doom&quot; or &quot;Professor Confess&quot; and that should probably show up.Neil D'Alessandrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09823586782870713028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892743513095533625.post-58742201408214067902016-05-19T02:59:51.074-04:002016-05-19T02:59:51.074-04:00As a former assistant professor with over 30 years...As a former assistant professor with over 30 years of teaching experience, I would say there is much truth here, however, I think it&#39;s ironic that the writing also reflects the &quot;dumbing down&quot; that he is railing against! Very poorly written. And the essay touches on only some of the issues, and not the the more powerful ones. SadEndinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10104166860952973172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892743513095533625.post-24461966888446374332016-04-27T00:36:42.200-04:002016-04-27T00:36:42.200-04:00You should&#39;ve kept your mouth shut. You really...You should&#39;ve kept your mouth shut. You really did prove the author&#39;s point.<br /><br />... and I bet you still don&#39;t get it...College Professorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06796724281165338875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892743513095533625.post-66581579777920809692016-04-25T22:26:22.747-04:002016-04-25T22:26:22.747-04:00Globalization isn&#39;t a &quot;fact&quot; - it&#3...Globalization isn&#39;t a &quot;fact&quot; - it&#39;s an ideology being imposed on us and we&#39;re going to kill everyone who promotes it :-)HABABABABAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13396406208838858318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892743513095533625.post-30822388735462972392016-03-29T13:30:47.898-04:002016-03-29T13:30:47.898-04:00We have hired many recent college graduates over t...We have hired many recent college graduates over the past few years, as workers quit or retire. Some are excellent and do not fit the mold put forth in the article, but some fit it perfectly. These people usually are not with us long as they think they are entitled to a paycheck without putting forth any effort.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09284127179770717177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892743513095533625.post-6451401968966635102016-01-04T10:56:26.966-05:002016-01-04T10:56:26.966-05:00What school do you go to? Sounds pretty terrible. ...What school do you go to? Sounds pretty terrible. If you are so smart why didn&#39;t you go to a better institution with higher standards?Riley O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04542579894211388512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892743513095533625.post-58004711732460861902016-01-04T10:51:08.775-05:002016-01-04T10:51:08.775-05:00What school do you go to? Sounds pretty terrible. ...What school do you go to? Sounds pretty terrible. If you are so smart why didn&#39;t you go to a better institution with higher standards?Riley O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04542579894211388512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892743513095533625.post-54693889197470981952016-01-04T10:48:14.026-05:002016-01-04T10:48:14.026-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04542579894211388512noreply@blogger.com